Pharmacy Technician

NHS National Services Scotland; Scotland; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare provider as a Pharmacy Technician in the stunning Western Isles. This permanent position offers a unique chance to contribute to a patient-focused clinical pharmacy service, working alongside a dedicated team of healthcare professionals. With opportunities for skill development and mentorship, you will play a vital role in enhancing pharmacy services across the community. Enjoy a vibrant lifestyle in a rural setting, with access to outdoor activities and cultural experiences. If you are self-motivated and passionate about making a difference in healthcare, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Distant Islands Allowance

Professional development opportunities

Mentorship programs

Qualifications

• Experience in providing pharmacy services and patient counselling.
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team and mentor others.

Responsibilities

• Provide pharmacy services to wards and dispensary.
• Develop and implement value-added pharmacy projects.

Skills

Patient counselling

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Pharmacy service development

Mentorship

Education

Pharmacy Technician Qualification

Tools

HePMA

Job description

Pharmacy Technician

Band 4 £29,116 - £31,670 per annum

Plus Distant Islands Allowance of £1,349 per annum

37 hours per week – part time hours would be considered

Permanent post

This post is based at the Western Isles Hospital in Stornoway, Isle of Lewis and offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced self-motivated technician to help continue exciting work in developing a clinical and patient-focused clinical pharmacy service. You will get the opportunity to make a real difference to the pharmacy service, pursuing value-added projects which resonate with you.

The post-holder will be one of a team of technicians working at this hospital and will be responsible for services to the wards and within the dispensary including patient counselling and multi-disciplinary working with ward-based pharmacists, medical and nursing staff. The department also employs a number of pre-registration pharmacy technicians so there is an opportunity to develop as a work-based assessor and to provide mentorship.

There will also be opportunities to get involved in providing a pharmacy service to the local hospice and remotely to the other two hospitals in the archipelago, SACT and multi-disciplinary training sessions. All hospitals in the Health Board are utilising HePMA. Skill development is encouraged through project work and audit.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a friendly, supportive and highly motivated multidisciplinary team including a full range of healthcare professionals. We have close links with the primary care team and work cohesively to put medicines-related projects in place across the patient population.

We are offering an opportunity to live and work in our beautiful and rural island community. You can enjoy amazing outdoor and cultural activities such as kayaking, surfing, climbing, hill walking, diving as well as a wealth of traditional crafts and music-related pursuits. There is a lively social scene in Stornoway which boasts a theatre, cinema, restaurants and a variety of pubs. We are also only a short journey from Glasgow, Inverness and Edinburgh by plane, with twice daily ferry sailing to Ullapool. There are ferry and plane links to the other Outer Hebridean islands.

For more information on living and working in the Western Isles visit the following sites: www.visithebrides.co.uk or www.visitouterhebrides.co.uk.

For further information regarding this post please contact Dr Sue Price, Chief Pharmacist, Tel [phone] or [e-mail].

The successful applicant will be required to register with the PVG Scheme (Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme). This post is not eligible for relocation expenses.

All NHS Western Isles vacancies appear on the NHS Scotland website: apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk, along with a job description.

If you have any further queries, please contact Tel: [phone].

Closing Date: 06th January 2025